The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, adorned in 5,000 LED lights and 10,000 hand-made ornaments, lit up the skies in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night during a ceremony to ring-in the 2024 holiday season.

The holiday season is officially underway in the U.S. Capitol. House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by a fourth grader from Alaska to flip the switch on the Capitol Christmas Tree. The tree has 5,000 lights and more than 5,

The holiday season kicked off on Capitol Hill this week with the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony and the unveiling of a gingerbread replica of the U.S. Capitol — complete with sugar flowers representing all 50 states.